David Crowder Band!

One of the perks of Duane's job is that he gets to meet a lot of musicians.  Today at NAMM they had a worship connection with several Christian artist.  After we went to our own church, the kids and I rushed back down to Anaheim to see the David Crowder Band.  The kids recognized some of the songs too, which was fun for them, and then we got to meet him, (Duane has already met them, but we hadn't), the kids got autographs, and we took a couple of pictures. It was really fun to get to worship...at NAMM.  LOVED IT! 

Here Comes the Bride!

My roommate from APU, Jessica, is getting married in 2 weeks to a wonderful man named Kevin.  I am so excited for her and got to help her celebrate this weekend at her shower.  I can't wait to be there as she begins this new chapter of her life.  Congrats Jess! Love you!

NAMM has begun!

So, that time of year has come. The NAMM show is upon us.  Per our tradition, we spent a night at Rainforest Cafe after the show. This year we went with Chad and Amy and Steve and Sheri surprised us by being able to come.  As always, we had a great time and the kids loved seeing daddy after 4 days without him. Here are the picts.....

The McDonalds- and Jeffy, the dog!

Oak Glen

OK- so we actually went to Oak Glen in November, but I wasn't a "blogger" yet and I just came across these pictures and wanted to share them.  There is nothing better that fun with family and friends! The kids had a great time- Emily with her bow and arrow and Landon and Austin with their marshmallow shooters.  And, I loved the picture of us "girls:" Mom, me, Susan, and Amy. Hope we can do it again.

Did I really marry that person?

They say people change and age over time....but this is NOT what I bargained for!

Fiesta with the Villafranco's

OK- we had turkey sandwiches- not super authentic mexican food, but when with the Villafranco's, one must use appropriate lexicon, so I chose to call it a fiesta.  We had a great time today hanging out and laughing over the stupid things we have done!  We were also able to witness a special concert put on by Emily, the boss, and the Heart Band- Alycia, Joshua and Landon.  What a fun treat! I told them they needed to take pictures to put on my blog and Monica made fun of me, but I know deep down she wants to be published online for all to see.  Afterall, she is my BFF! :-)

The sleep over- Did anyone sleep?

Ok, so when Landon found out Cole was sleeping over, he was excited.  Emily and Cole's sister Haylie- not as excited.  But, the kids were really good, just not very quiet, which is tough at 1am. I'm sure this is payback for all of the noise Amy and Sheri and I made telling stories and talking about Henry, "The Chinese Ghost" Amy was so sure lived at the top of the stairs- LOL.  Or the discussions about Ryan Werlich or Jeff Bruner or Seth and Matthieu. Those were the days. But, even though I am exhausted, I am glad to be giving my kids these memories.  They had a great time and giggled a lot.  I can't wait til they are old enough and I can take them toilet papering. Does anyone do that anymore?  I think I need to go sometime soon.  Hey girls, Hoffmaster still lives in the same house she did when we were in high school :-) Wouldn't that be awesome!